In an interesting turn of events, the Portuguese government fired the CEO and Chairman of TAP Air Portugal, a state-owned airline. Christine Ourmières-Widener, now former CEO, was caught in a scandal involving a severance payment of €500,000 to a former board member. Manuel Beja, chairman of the board, was also dismissed.
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The Union of Civil Aviation Pilots (SPAC) has asked for the
resignation of the presidents of the board of directors of TAP, Manuel Beja,
and of the Executive.